Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 21st, 2004
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Prion Disease - Helix 1 peptide elicits antibodies against prion protein in mice
Collaborations - VaxImmune vaccine adjuvant licensed to Chiron
DNA Vaccine - Plasmid DNA activates dendritic cells via toll-like receptor 9
Food-borne Illness - Major cause of painful gastroenteritis under study at the Medical College of Georgia
Genetic Engineering - Reengineered dendritic cells readies cytotoxic T cells for select epitopes
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Candidate HIV-1 subtype C DNA vaccine for South Africa characterized
Hepatitis B Vaccine - Immunity persists 4 years after hepatitis B vaccination
Hepatitis B Virus - Rates on the decline in the United States but not among adults
Immunology - Heat shock protein 70 gene therapy and hyperthermia boost antitumor immunity
Influenza - BCBSNC gives North Carolina Health Departments $300,000 for flu vaccines
Influenza - Flu treatment options offered
SARS - Severe acute respiratory syndrome -associated coronavirus vaccine shows promise in monkeys
Influenza - Nasal spray flu vaccine may help prevent influenza in healthy children
Influenza Vaccine - Aggregate content influences Thl/Th2 response to influenza vaccine
Measles - Health official plays down reports of Central African Republic epidemic
Measles Vaccine - ELISA and virus neutralization assay yield same measles antibody titers
Meningococcal Meningitis - BLA submitted for approval of Menactra
Rabies - Disease remains a costly public health threat, says virologist
Receptor Studies - Gastrointestinal functions of proteinase-activated receptors reviewed
SARS - Researchers assess putative protein targets derived from the SARS genome
Vaccine Adjuvant - CpG-containing oligodeoxynucleotides increase adjuvant effects
Vaccine Development - Tumor cell vaccines containing nonviral vectors offer cancer prevention
Anthrax Vaccine - Flow cytometric assay for responses to anthrax vaccine developed
Vaccine Efficacy - Cost-utility analysis of vaccine strategies in Switzerland released
Vaccine Safety - Vibrio cholerae toxins activate proinflammatory immune response
Vaccines - Investigational new drug application to be filed for HIV vaccine
Varicella Vaccine - Incidence of herpes zoster in children reported
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Antigen engineering promotes induction of HIV-neutralizing antibodies
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Heat shock proteins for immunotherapy of rheumatoid arthritis reviewed
Tuberculosis Vaccine - recA deletion mutant of M. bovis BCG confers protection
Anthrax - FDA issues final order on safety of bacterial vaccines and toxoids
Antigen Presentation - Uptake of polioviral RNA creates antigen by neosynthesis, specific CTL result
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